St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-20
4 LAEIAL CLIMAY..
Isl. Louis Globs-Democrs..l

lSs. Louis Globs-Democra.l
Tho case Of Mr. August e. Cans,
who was arrested and tried in Chi.
cage the other day, on o charge Of
disorderly conduct. presents sever
Al points Of curious interest-leeal,
metsph Ysical. sentimental and 9TH
erwise. 1t WAS shown by direct
and abundant evidence that a GER
tain Miss Hansen had frequently
been seen at q pa,'or window-,Le
untlinded window. to-wit. OF fash
ionable boa, ling iaGss--in the &C.
OF bsio2 plainly and explicitly kiss-
cd by Mr. Cans. Indssd, The facte
were no. denied BY the accused, nor
did 10 otter any defense beyond q
passionate general appeal for him
self and The honor OF The lady. The
Court was simply asked to pat it.
.slf i'll the place Of Mr.. Cans. as j.
were, and refuse to sanction the
harsh and wintry notion that sum
| lner OSCILLATION, in the light OF 3
parlor window, should be construed
As disorderly conduct. We regre!
to state, however. thai the Court
Jailed to deal with the issue in an
entirely candid aud conclusive man
ner. Mr.. Cans was discharged. 10
be sure; but the ruling was made
rpon q technically, and no. upon
The merits Of the case. That is t.
say. the action was dismissed for
the alleged reason tha. j. seemed 10
have been inspired bY personal
jealousy, rather than by sense OF
neral and patriotic duty.
Mr.. Cans does not know. there
fore, whether il will be safe or not
for him to continue the process in
question, az TO Miss Hansen. or any
other young lsdY who may happen
to put tempting lips bet him
and tue mcun Jy an nnbiinded par
fer window: and Mr.. Gans want OF
definite information respecting his
rights may fairly be declared u COM
mon embarrassment: to the tens OF
thousands of His fellow citizens who
are liable Ut any time TO be caught
in a Similar predicament. It can
not be expected that man will
have the presence OF mind under
such circumstances to ask his lair
partner to adjourn 10 dark cor
ner. or TO pin q newspaper across
lie window. His opportunity is OF
the kind which he must improve nj
once. or probably lose it forever.
He cannot stop 10 deliberate. o.
reconno;ter, or seek the advice OF
lis attorney. Il is his privilege. Of
course, to fold his arms md resist
the temptation; but 10 do that he
must forfeit the lady's good opinion
concerning his courage and erter-
prise. and he can never think quite
SO well Of himself afterward. In
short, the man who finds himself
thus situated really has but one
cbaLcs OF sound aud self-respectins
escape. and that is the sudden APP
pesrance OF a third party. after the
manner Of the ram that Providence
furnished for Abraham.
The art Of kissing came in long
before there we're any parlor win
.iows. or any fashionable boarding
houses. Or any statutes upon Tho
subject Of disorder:y conduct; and
the courts should take cognizance
of this fact, IN the interest Of those
whom accident or the unseen ten
denotes Of fate bring face to face
with these labial problems. partition
iarly during the summer season.
when il is so easy to becom. SO en-
tangled aud psrplcxed. What is {.
kiss, anyhow. tha. go much ado
should be made abont it frcm time
70 timef Webster says it is "a ga
lutte made by touching with The lips
pressed closely together and sud
denly parting them;" DIR. Holmes
defnss i; more POLITICALLY as tie
twenty.sevensh letter OF the alpha
bet. which 1t takes two to speak
plainly" and still another au.,., T.
ity, speaking fiom grammatical
poiut of view, declares it to be "a
noun that is also a conjunction.
There are kisses and kisses. it is
true. rs literature plent,fu!ly sets
forth. from Anacreon do ~ {" ELL
Wheeler Wilcox; aud accordingly
there is room for good deal o.
judicial discrimination in the mat
ter. But tie fact remains. never
theless, that the courts have nc;